The Big Lug

[devigata]

Well, that electrical issue has been fixed. This is the "TurnLok" plug, installed on the driver's side.



And LOOKEE HERE! Practically new, for $150.00 (new ones go for around $5-800). What a surprise! It's still in the back of the pickup truck right now...




...but the framing for it is in.



We also have a "porch light" (in a camping trailer that originally wasn't going to have any electricity).

[ARIZONA GUIDE]

Are you showing us the light in the last photo or the homer bucket toilet. HAHAHAHA. Looking good so far.

[devigata]

Are you showing us the light in the last photo or the homer bucket toilet. HAHAHAHA. Looking good so far.

Dude! That homer bucket is still 2/3 full of that "wonderful" free paint. We can't make a dent in it... maybe we'll have to roll the entire outside of the trailer to get rid of it all. ACK!

Thanks a lot for the kudos. Been tinkering a bit this weekend...

Here's the inside/back wall of the galley:


And we'll have cable tv, I guess (not my request):



The AC is in:


And I painted the galley:


Besides taking this monster down and replacing it:


We're VERY close to camping!


I've been assigned the job of painting the inside/back wall of the galley (at the foot of the cots) and the demo of the shelves at the nose. Not a problem! We're still thinking about the stove placement... there was much discussion over cocktails (again) yesterday, but I think we've got it figured out.

[Steve_Cox]

We're VERY close to camping!

...... much discussion over cocktails

Ahhh, the very essences of what it's all about


We're ready to go camping too!

[devigata]

We're VERY close to camping!

...... much discussion over cocktails

Ahhh, the very essences of what it's all about

I hear that, Steve!

We have a vacation coming up and we've been planning the route. A friend told us we'd like Holiday Campground in the panhandle, so we might check it out. May even stop over at Manatee Springs on the way there and back, based on your recommendation and the pics from the recent gathering. A couple of hours drive is much more comfortable than a 5-hour drive.

Dates are being worked out - I'll post when in case anyone wants to join us. Probably Mid-May.

[devigata]

Got that terrible shelf out of the nose yesterday. There were only six screws holding it in. A shelf made out of fencing? Good riddance to bad rubbish I say. And LOOK! Firewood!



They really butchered the wall behind it. I'll be painting that, too.



But plans are to trim up the bolts and brackets on the spare tire holder and put a shelf here:



With another above that (splitting the difference). Not quite sure if there will be more than those two shelves; we need to see what other gear there is to "Lug" around.

John will be going to the metalworks to have them form the drawer for the stove. He'll do the welding, but we don't have a brake, so it will be much easier for him to hire this out.

[Steve_Cox]

We're VERY close to camping!

...... much discussion over cocktails

Ahhh, the very essences of what it's all about

I hear that, Steve!

We have a vacation coming up and we've been planning the route. A friend told us we'd like Holiday Campground in the panhandle, so we might check it out. May even stop over at Manatee Springs on the way there and back, based on your recommendation and the pics from the recent gathering. A couple of hours drive is much more comfortable than a 5-hour drive.

Dates are being worked out - I'll post when in case anyone wants to join us. Probably Mid-May.

Sunset in the Holiday Campground on Ochlockonee Bay at the Gulf of Mexico

[devigata]

Came home yesterday to see the top shelf in! See how John trimmed out the spare tire bracket? Nifty.



I guess it's my turn today ~ I'll be painting.

OH! I'm in the process of ordering some 15"H X 18"W awning windows from Grant:



and 50' (!) of moulding for the galley and side doors:



Hopefully they'll get here in time to install before our first outing next month. Dates reserved for Manatee Springs State Park are Friday and Saturday nights, 4/17-18/09 (site #035) and Friday and Saturday nights, 4/24-25/09 (site #029). Reservations have also been made at Holiday Campground for 4/19-23/09. YIPPEEEEE!

[devigata]

Almost forgot to post this goodie! Diamond plate piece picked up at a garage sale for $2 changed the front from this:



to this:



Guess I'll be painting more than wood, huh? The tongue looks pretty rough, but I'll get it cleaned up and sprayed. I think this ol' Lug is going to be prettier than my pickup!

[devigata]

No painting last weekend

But sparks were flying!



So the stove is in



And we're close to cooking!



Just waiting on the windows from Grant and trying to decide what to cover the countertop with. I'm thinking "peel and stick" tile would be easier than laminate.

[devigata]

This was a surprise! Upper shelves! Another set will go on the left, but it won't be exactly the same. Different measurements, but same design.



And guess what showed up? Thank you so much, Grant!



Unfortunately there was a wire in the way, but it will be re-routed. {{ Man, I really don't like that paint color. }}



This is just tacked in. Framing to go in then the other window on the driver's side. It sure does lighten things up on the inside.



Camping in two weeks, ready or not!

[Steve_Cox]

Grant has nice windows

And.... for free paint, it is a pretty nice color. Although I prefer that mental hospital green myself.....

[devigata]

Grant has nice windows

And.... for free paint, it is a pretty nice color. Although I prefer that mental hospital green myself.....

Do you prefer the green, or are you just used to it?

Our kitchen is painted yellow, purple, red, blue, green, white and orange. Paint was so much cheaper than getting new cabinets. I'll have to think up something like that for The Big Lug. Oh, John has recently started calling this project "The Slug".

[kevin57]

It's looking good Cathy Jo, keep up the fine work. I hope you'll like camping in it as much as we do ours.

[devigata]

It's looking good Cathy Jo, keep up the fine work. I hope you'll like camping in it as much as we do ours.

Thank you, Kevin. You know that part about "never being done"? I think we know what that means for sure. It seems like the things we have yet to do number more than the things we've done!